singlove

iwasheendofhedi

erhaopenedheshooingseasonhemarquisdeberranswihhisguesssaaroundabrighlylighedable,coveredwihfruiandflowers

heconversaiondrifedoloveimmediaelyherearoseananimaeddiscussion,hesameeernaldiscussionasowheheriwerepossibleolovemorehanonceexamplesweregivenofpersonswhohadlovedonce;hesewereoffsebyhosewhohadlovedviolenlymanyimeshemenagreedhapassion,likesickness,mayaackhesamepersonseveralimes,unlessisrikesokillhisconclusionseemedquieinconesablehewomen,however,whobasedheiropiniononpoeryraherhanonpracicalobservaion,mainainedhalove,hegreapassion,maycomeonlyonceomoralsiresembleslighning,heysaid,hisloveahearonceouchedbyibecomesforeversuchawase,soruined,soconsumed,hanoohersrongsenimencanakeroohere,noevenadream

hemarquis,whohadindulgedinmanyloveaffairs,dispuedhisbelief

“iellyouiispossibleoloveseveralimeswihallone’shearandsoulyouquoeexamplesofpersonswhohavekilledhemselvesforlove,oproveheimpossibiliyofasecondpassioniwagerhaifheyhadnofoolishlycommiedsuicide,andsodesroyedhepossibiliyofasecondexperience,heywouldhavefoundanewlove,andsillanoher,andsoonilldeahiiswihloveaswihdrinkhewhohasonceindulgedisforeverasveiisahingofemperamen”

heychoseheolddocorasumpirehehoughiwasashemarquishadsaid,ahingofemperamen

“asforme,”hesaid,“ionceknewofalovewhichsedfifyfiveyearswihouoneday’srespie,andwhichendedonlywihdeah”hewifeofhemarquis1cspedherhands

“haisbeauiful!ah,whaadreamobelovedinsuchaway!whablissoliveforfifyfiveyearsenvelopedinaninense,unwaveringaffecion!howhishappybeingmushaveblessedhislifeobesoadored!”

hedocorsmiled

“youarenomisaken,madame,onhispoinhelovedonewasamanyouevenknowhim;iismonsieurchouque,hechemisasohewoman,youalsoknowher,heoldchairmender,whocameeveryyearohechaeau”

heenhusiasmofhewomenfellsomeexpressedheirconempwih“pouah!”forhelovesofcommonpeopledidnoinereshem

hedocorconinued:“hreemonhsagoiwascalledohedeahbedofheoldchairmenderheprieshadprecededmeshewishedomakeusheexecuorsofherwillinorderhawemighundersandherconduc,sheoldushesoryofherlifeiismossingurandouching:

“herfaherandmoherwerebohchairmendersshehadneverlivedinahouseasalilechildshewanderedabouwihhem,diry,unkemp,hungryheyvisiedmanyowns,leavingheirhorse,wagonanddogjusousidehelimis,wherehechildpyedinhegrassaloneunilherparenshadrepairedallhebrokenchairsinhepceheyseldomspoke,excepocry,chairs!chairs!chairmender!’whenhelileonesrayedoofaraway,shewouldbecalledbackbyheharsh,angryvoiceofherfahersheneverheardawordofaffecion

“whenshegrewolder,shefechedandcarriedhebrokenchairsheniwasshemadefriendswihhechildreninhesree,buheirparensalwayscalledhemawayandscoldedhemforspeakingohebarefooedchildofenheboyshrewsonesaheronceakindwomangaveherafewpe

iesshesavedhemmoscarefully

“oneday—shewashenelevenyearsold—asshewaswalkinghroughacounryownsheme,behindhecemeery,lilechouque,weepingbierly,becauseoneofhispymaeshadsolenwopreciousliards(mills)heearsofhesmallbourgeois,oneofhosemuchenviedmorals,who,sheimagined,neverknewrouble,compleelyupsehersheapproachedhimand,assoonasshelearnedhecauseofhisgrief,shepuinohishandsallhersavingsheookhemwihouhesiaionanddriedhiseyeswildwihjoy,shekissedhimhewasbusycouninghismoney,anddidnoobjecseeinghashewasnorepulsed,shehrewherarmsroundhimandgavehimahug—hensheranaway

“whawasgoingoninherpoorlilehead？wasibecauseshehadsacrificedallherforuhashebecamemadlyfondofhisyoungser,orwasibecauseshehadgivenhimhefirsenderkiss？hemyseryisalikeforchildrenandforhoseofriperyears

“formonhsshedreamedofhacornernearhecemeeryandofhelilechapshesoleasouhereand,herefromherparensonhechairmoneyorgroceriesshewassenobuywhenshereurnedohesponearhecemeeryshehadwofrancsinherpocke,buhewasnoherepassinghisfaher’sdrugsore,shecaughsighofhimbehindhecounerhewassiingbeweenargeredglobeandablueonesheonlylovedhimhemore,quiecarriedawayahesighofhebrilliancoloredglobesshecherishedherecollecionofiforeverinherhear